Aug 24 2012

From My Collection #11: Martin Luther King as a Communist?

This is a postcard from my collection. It was printed by American Opinion which was owned by the John Birch Society. The following words are printed on the back of the card.

Identifications
The picture on the other side was made at Highlander Folk School during the Labor Day week-end of 1957. Attentive pupils identified by the numbers are:
1. Martin Luther King, Jr. The association indicated here is not unusual for Dr. King, who belongs to several important Communist front organizations, and who regularly employs or affiliates with known Communists.
2. Abner W. Berry, of the Central Committee of the Communist Party.
3. Aubrey Williams, President of the Communist front, the Southern Conference Educational Fund.
4. Myles Horton, Director of the Highlander Folk School (for Communist Training), Monteagle Tennessee. This school was later closed down by the State of Tennessee, but an offspring is now thriving in Knoxville.

By now, I am sure that you’ve gotten the idea that the Birch Society saw Communists EVERYWHERE…